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The thread discusses Mozilla’s newly released BrowserID (Federated login) and how it would replace traditional email/password sign-in using a confirmed email identity verified via a browser-based protocol that works in multiple browsers, including Internet Explorer. The main questions/answers focus on what the user experience is (register once via a confirmation email, then sign in by clicking a BrowserID button) and on whether the HTTP/JavaScript implementation protects privacy by not leaking data to relying sites. Overall sentiment appears informational and moderately optimistic, with attention on practical interoperability and privacy claims.
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Mozilla has released a new browser-based federated login mechanism called BrowserID that is designed to replace the login process on Web sites that requires users to supply an email and password. The experimental system relies on the Verified Email protocol and also works on other browsers, including Internet Explorer.For users, the Link Removed - Invalid URL works fairly simply. In order to register with the system, a user enters an email address and password one time and then clicks on a link in a confirmation email, just as she would in a typical Web site sign-up process. Once the user has confirmed that she owns that email address, she can then use it as her mechanism to sign in to any site that supports BrowserID, simply by clicking on the BrowserID button on the site.
The system is implemented in HTTP and JavaScript on sites, and Mozilla officials say that the system is designed to respect user privacy and not leak any data back to the sites involved.
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Mozilla Releases BrowserID Web Authentication System | threatpost
 

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